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Start talking about technology. The first thing is im well aware that many of you have no idea who i am and so thank you for showing up out of the spirit appear to gossip. I think it speaks very well of you that i know theres some really, really big names at the festival and i feel very honored to be among them so thanks for coming. So who am i . A few things. I write a column called the undercover economist for the financial times. Thats the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Tha...

Writers festival. This is 45 minutes. Please welcome tim harford. [applause]. Thank you very much everyone. Host i dont believe in long preambles but i thought i should say a few words. I am well aware the many of you have no idea who i am printed as a thank you for showing up on the spirits of pure curiosity. It speaks very well of you. Even though its a really big name for the festival. I feel very honored to be amongst them. So who am i, few things. Already called the undercover columnist for...

The left column, a lot of those names in the green. Banking names as well. The rest of the region still seeing a lot of pressure. The split is tilted towards more downside. In terms of the sector groups as well, the similar to what we have seen. Youre getting a lot of upside in names like resources, banks, financials are seeing pressure overall. Down for a sixth straight session. 25 from the peak a couple of eci weeks ago. Yvonne back from the slopes. And back in hong kong. Steve, we have been t...

Against shortterm Municipal Bonds. Banks buy them from money market funds and then can get loans aga against them at the Federal Reserve, to address strain in another market, 3. 8 trillion market for state and local government bonds and airport bonds, all kinds of stuff in there. Only a part of that is eligible for financing at the fed these are assets that were held by money markets and money markets have been shedding assets in part because theyve had draw downs from corporate borrowers andenu...

Aware many of you have no idea who i am so thank you for showing up out of the spirit of pure curiosity. I think it speaks very well of you and i know theres really big names at the festival and i feel honored to be among them so thanks for coming. Who am i to mark a few things around i write a column called the undercover economist for the Financial Times. At the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Thanks baxter. And the second thing is i present bbc radio so im present a show for...

Of your new book, tools and weapons . Its Digital Technology has become both a tool and a weapon. Its creating all kinds of benefits is challenges as well we have to grapple it both sides of that equation. Your book is a world tour that starts in quincy washington why quincy washington . We chose quincy washington because its one of the data center capitals of the world if you will its near the columbia river. Data centers are being built there because its close to hydroelectric power this both ...

Activist investors to push out jack dorsey from twitter. An interview with the impossible foods cfo on plans to enter china despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Global Smartphone market has been slowing down for some time. The coronavirus will only make it worse. Smartphone shipments will drop 2. 3 to around 1. 3 billion units. Paul allen and emily chang spoke with the ibc president on wednesday. We have a number of analysts looking at this. We would say the tightest ingredient in this is ...

An interview with the impossible foods cfo on plans to enter china despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Global Smartphone market has been slowing down for some time. The coronavirus will only make it worse. According to ibc, smartphone shipments will drop 2. 3 to around 1. 3 billion units. Bloombergs paul allen and emily chang spoke with the privacy ibc president on wednesday. We have a number of analysts looking at this. We would say that the tightest component the ingredient in this is t...

Reporter, by gad shiobhansiobha we begin with a strike off the coast of california where Scientists Say the same ships bringing us everything from food and electronics are unintentionally killing endangered whales. Weve discovered a Government Program designed to protect these animals is routinely being ignored by shipping companies traveling in and out of the San Francisco bay. This is the largest animal ever known to exist on earth. Its a blue whale and something is killing them off the califo...

China despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Global Smartphone market has been slowing down for some time. The coronavirus will only make it worse. Shipments will drop 2. 3 to around 1. 3 billion units. Paul allen and emily chang spoke with the ibc president on wednesday. We have a number of analysts looking at this. We would say the tightest ingredient in this is the people. People are not fully back to work. With think the manufacturers in china are mainly 30, 30 5 35 of capacity. They are...